Disastrous test scores increasingly show how steep a toll the COVID-19 era exacted on students, particularly minorities.

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Can America’s Students Recover What They Lost During the Pandemic? <[link removed]> Disastrous test scores increasingly show how steep a toll the COVID-19 era exacted on students, particularly minorities. Schools are grappling with how to catch up, and the experience of one city shows how intractable the obstacles are. by Alec MacGillis

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